Pflugerville Middle School (PMS) PTO Minutes 2/24/15
Time: 7:30 -8:30 P.M.
Members present: Mr. Stell (PMS principal), Sue Flores (PTO President), Claudia Alvarado (PTO Vicepresident), Gloria Macias (PTO Treasurer), Melody Lauzon (PTO Staff and Birthday Coordinator), Juanita
Flores (PTO), and Sherry Whatley (PTO Secretary)
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Mr. Stell went over the results of the district assessments. He noted that our students are
making progress. For example, seventh grade Pre-AP math students and 7th grade regular math
students were second in the district, 8th grade science students were first in the district, and 8th
grade history students were third in the district. He also reported that 73 science students
qualified for Regionals at the Science Fair, and science students won various awards. Some of
the science students were also asked to speak at U.T..
Gloria is working on the current PTO budget.
PTO members approved the PTO minutes for February 24, 2015.
Three clubs will be providing concessions at the school dance, including the National Junior
Honor Society, the Drama Club, and the Spanish Club. There will be three tables set up, and one
table will sell candy, one will sell glow-in-the-dark items, and one will sell popcorn, pizza, and
drinks. We will order 20 pizzas for the school dance. The D.J. will bring extra lights. Claudia
ordered tickets for the school dance and the tickets can also be used for other school events.
Sue announced that we will have no more game concession stand sales this school year.
Sue reported that the EPI vendor wants to meet the Sprout vendor’s offer for prepackaged
school supplies, and they want to beat the price. Sue reported that we order P.E. uniforms and
6th grade camp items from EPI. The EPI vendor plans to present information about their
prepackaged school supply kit at the next PTO meeting scheduled for March 31st.
Mr. Stell reported that we did not have enough interest for an 8th grade dance this school year,
and we will look into having one next school year.
Mr. Stell asked PTO members to email him our home addresses so we can be invited to a
volunteer breakfast. The PTO members at the meeting provided their addresses to Mr. Stell.
We discussed Teacher Appreciation Day, and Sue reported that we will provide lunch for
teachers on Monday of the week of Teacher’s Appreciation, and we will do something each day
of the week for teachers. We discussed what teachers may like, including chocolate, sharpies, a
lanyard for their badge, or a card cover for their badge. Claudia wondered if they might like a
personalized pen with a flashlight. Melody Lauzon is in charge of Teacher Appreciation.
Sue asked about giving teachers a $5.00 gift card is they have perfect attendance. We also
discussed gift cards for a local Zuma class, movie passes, and Itune cards. Claudia will check
with Costco for the cost of movie passes. Mr. Stell told Sue to check with Marilyn Sprigs to find
out how many teachers have perfect attendance.
Claudia mentioned having a meeting to discuss the PTO budget for next school year, as well as
to start organizing the 6th grade camp. Sue and Claudia plan to meet to discuss this.
Mr. Stell recommended delivering fliers to elementary schools in May about summer camp so
people can put this on their calendar. We discussed increasing the cost of the camp to $25.00
to help cover costs. We also discussed going up on the price of the school dance next school
year to $5 for tickets purchased before the dance and $7 for tickets purchased at the door.
13. We discussed other fund raisers for next school year including selling discount cards. We
discussed giving a survey to club sponsors to determine how selling discount cards might work
best for their organization. We discussed that up to 22 businesses providing discounts could be
put on the business cards, and each card could be sold for $10 (each card costs about $2.50).
We also discussed having 500 business cards for the entire school.
14. The next PTO meeting is scheduled for March 31st at 7:30 P.M. in the PMS cafeteria.